Of hermit, dubious where to scoop his cell;

Which Persian kings might envy; and thy meek

And gentle aspect oft has ministered 20

To finer uses. They for me must cease;

Days will pass on, the year, if years be given,

Fade,—and the moralising mind derive

No lessons from the presence of a Power

By the inconstant nature we inherit 25

Unmatched in delicate beneficence;

For neither unremitting rains avail